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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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